Impact of Courtyard Concept on Energy Efficiency and Home Privacy in Saudi Arabia

The aim of this research is to develop an architectural style commensurate with the requirements residential buildings in hot and dry climate Najran. courtyard concept one most important passive design strategies tune desert climate. also meets sociocultural region. success strategy can be verified by selecting a typical unit (villa) assessing its indoor environmental conditions energy performance. villa then redesigned same functional spatial determinants while creating at heart new configuration. To determine level improvement resulting from proposed solution, consumption per square meter measured, results are compared DesignBuilder simulation program. indicate that focused mainly on some strategies, total reduced 32.80% base case. concludes set recommendations related opportunities improve quality environment reduce cooling demand, addition achieving privacy for occupants meeting context preserving Islamic values.